Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-16
THE EAST.

IT has UO0u QlSCOVcTcQ JIldU
influences of a procuress a number OF little
girls at Little Falls, Herkimer County, N.
Y, have been betrayed to a life of shame
some of them at that village and some in
New York City. The girls ages range
from twelve to fifteen years.
A GRINDsToNE burst in the Scranton, Pa,
file works the other morning and Harry
Shelton, a Waterman, was SO badly hurt
by the fragments that he importuned the
other workmen to kill him. He died in
terrible agony. He was twenty-four years
old and married.
Hon. CHAUNCEY F. CLEVELAND, for many
years the Oldest living Ex-Governor of Con-
necticut, died on the 9th of apopleXy, at his
residence in Hampton.
ALL the differences between the stove
manufacturers and molders of Pittsburgh
have been adjusted.
EDITOR WILLIAM O'BRIEN has received
many kilograms and personal messages
upholding him for his stand taken in alb
senting himself from the New York labor
demonstration.
THE thirty fifth annual convention of the
International Typographical Union began
it's session at Buffalo, N. V, on the 9th.
The craft was represented by about 200
delegates.
A NAVAL court martial assembled at New
York on the 9TH to inquire into the causes
of the collision between the Celtic and Brit
annie, both of the White Star line.
JAY GOULD was reported quite sick at
Fortress Monroe.
THE Boot and Shoe Makers Convention
met at Brockton, Mass, on the 9TH, several
hundred delegates beng present.
THE locomotive boiler of freight train
on the Baltimore & Ohio exploded at Ches-
ter, Pa, on the 9TH, killing two men and in
juring several others.
THE funeral of ex-Vice- President Wheel
er took place at Malone, N. Y, on the 7th.
The services were held in the Congrega-
tionaI Church.
A FAREWELL banquet was given IN New
York on the night of the 9Th to Editor
O'Bren.
THE Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church of America, in session at New York
recently, adopted resolutions denouncing
secret societies.
WILLIAM AIMIsoN, of Nashville, Tenn,
has been reelected president Of the Inter
national Typographical Union.
THE Supreme Court of New York City has
decided that pool selling outside of race
tracks is not contrary to law.
THE Pittsburgh Western railway was
sold at auction recently in Pittsburgh for
$1,000, 600.
FRANK B. LAWRENCE has been elected by
reclamation for third term as Grand Mas
ter of the Grand Lodge of Masons of the
State of New York.
THE wife of Henry Bergh, the noted New
York humanitarian, died in Utica, n. Y,
the other day after long illness.
A NATIONAL convention of factory in
spectors was held in Philadelphia on the
9Th.
A wATERsPoUT broke at Hooversville, Pa,
OF the 9TH, flooding that and other towns.
Much damage was done, numbers of dwell
ings being wrecked. There were rumors
of loss of life.
HON. j. G. BLAINE, his wife and two
daughters left New York on the Sth for
Europe.
NIKE GRACE, the brother of Mayor Grace,
of New York, was killed recently in the
Tompova gulch, eighty-tive miles south OF
Crittenden, Ari., by Apaches.
COLLECTOR SALToNsTALL, of Boston, has
imposed fine of 81, 600 upon the Cunard
Steamship Company for permitting in
sane woman to land from one of their YES
sells.
THE New York Grant Monument Asso-
citation has issued call for designs for a
monument or memorial building at General
Grants tomb.
JOIN Il. EWING, uncle of James G. Blaine
ana the oldest citizen of Washington, Pa,
died recently, aged ninety.
AARON L. STILL, a noted negro Adolf
ZIONIST of Pennsylvania, died the other day
at Beading. aged sixty seven.
W. z. CHANDLER has received the Re
publican caucus nomination for Senator for
New Hampshire.
JrRE Dunn, Tom Gould and several other
bunco steerers and confidence men got into
the Prudence Lodge of Masonry at New
York. The fact was brought before the
Grand Lodge recently, special committee
: severely condemning the admission Of such
men into the order.